Tuesday, July 1, 2014

20 years

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Tomorrow is our 20th wedding anniversary. For couples who are alive, it's a fairly big milestone worthy of celebration. For a widow wh...
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Hiding out

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I'm thankful my children don't see much of social media. All weekend long, all over Twitter and Facebook and Instagram, folks are pa...
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Plans change

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It's going to be a rough week around here. Let me back up to my elementary school career: Kinder: Walnut Hill Elementary (Dallas) ...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

Family ties

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My closet is a mess. Really. It has been for years, and it's way up high on my list of projects to tackle this summer, when I'm not ...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Head for the Cure 2014

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Uncle Jim, Uncle Greg, Papa and Coop Bledsoe fifth-grader Riley (supporting Team Stevie, in memory of Stevie Patrick) and Tyra  T...
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Friday, May 9, 2014

Toothbrushes

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My bathroom, which used to be our bathroom, has two sinks. One is "mine." The other is "Steve's." In life without...
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Steve at 22. Cooper at 12.

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Steve, age 22, May 1991; Cooper, age 12, May 2014 Liz Wohl, who graduated the University of Michigan with Steve in 1991, shared this St...
Sunday, March 30, 2014

How to describe ...

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Last Sunday, Cooper came home from a weekend of Boy Scout camping and showed symptoms of an awful stomach virus. He was down and out for all...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

Head for the Cure 2014

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For the fourth year in a row, Cooper, Katie and I are fielding a team of friends and family members for the  Head for the Cure 5K Nort...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Interview

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I survived the interview with Pastor Andy at First UMC Lewisville a couple of weeks ago. Whew. Actually, I knew I would survive. Andy is...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Cooper & Steve

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No doubt, Cooper is his own young man. His own big personality, gifts, sense of humor, talents and quirks. But there are moments when it see...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Walking with God Through Hard Times

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When Steve was planning his memorial service (unbeknownst to me), he asked that I participate. He wanted me to speak, but he knew me well en...
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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Super Bowl Sunday 1994

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When Steve and I were engaged Dec. 25, 1993, he was the assistant administrator at a multi-specialty physician clinic in Brenham and I was t...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Moments

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When we all arrived home today, we found a note on the door. A medical supply company -- a vendor that Steve's hospice agency used -- ...
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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Reminders

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Steve loved spicy food of all kind. He especially loved Korean food. He often told me about lunches at Steve's Lunch, a little restauran...
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

20 years

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On Dec. 25, 1993, Steve Damm asked me to marry him. I said yes. Of course. Twenty years later, nothing is how we expected it to be. ...
Sunday, December 15, 2013

Missing in so many ways

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After more than four years of living without Steve, there are still multiple moments that I'm struck by how much we miss him. For exam...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

45 Acts of Kindness: The Recap

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I don't have an exact count, but based on texts, emails, Facebook posts and conversations, I'm certain we surpassed our family...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

45 Acts of Kindness: Part 24

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From Tricia of Frisco: Emma, Will and I brought a bouquet of flowers to the Plano Presby nurses station and asked that they give them to a...